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The 2022 European postgraduate (residency) programme in neurology in a historical and international perspective by Bassetti, Claudio L. A., Soffietti, Riccardo, Vodušek, David B., Schoser, Benedikt, Kuks, Jan B. M., Rakusa, Martin, Cras, Patrick, Boon, Paul A. J. M.

“…Background and purpose Neurology residency programmes, which were first established at the beginning of the 20th century, have become mandatory all over Europe…”
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Effectiveness of community health workers on identification and mobilization of persons living with epilepsy in rural Rwanda using a validated screening tool by Sebera, Fidele, Dedeken, Peter, Kayirangwa, Jeannine, Umwiringirwa, Josiane, Kajeneza, Delphine, Dos Reis, Nicole Alves, Leers, Tim, Teuwen, Dirk E, Boon, Paul A J M

“…Engagement and training of community health workers (CHWs) have demonstrated their value in different conditions. Despite repeat epilepsy trainings of CHWs in…”
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Converging evidence on the high prevalence of epilepsy in Rwanda: Response to the commentary ‘High prevalence of epilepsy in Southern and Northern Rwanda: Myth or reality?’ by Garrez, Ieme, Teuwen, Dirk E., Sebera, Fidèle, Kayirangwa, Jeannine, Düll, Uta E., Dedeken, Peter, Boon, Paul A. J. M.

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EEG-fMRI correlation patterns in the presurgical evaluation of focal epilepsy: A comparison with electrocorticographic data and surgical outcome measures by van Houdt, Petra J., de Munck, Jan C., Leijten, Frans S.S., Huiskamp, Geertjan J.M., Colon, Albert J., Boon, Paul A.J.M., Ossenblok, Pauly P.W.

“…EEG-correlated functional MRI (EEG-fMRI) visualizes brain regions associated with interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs). This technique images the…”
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Very high epilepsy prevalence in rural Southern Rwanda: The underestimated burden of epilepsy in sub‐Saharan Africa by Garrez, Ieme, Teuwen, Dirk E., Sebera, Fidèle, Mutungirehe, Sylvestre, Ndayisenga, Arlène, Kajeneza, Delphine, Umuhoza, Georgette, Kayirangwa, Jeannine, Düll, Uta E., Dedeken, Peter, Boon, Paul A. J. M.

“…Objectives Up to 85% of people living with epilepsy (PwE) reside in low‐and middle‐income countries. In sub‐Saharan Africa, the lifetime prevalence of epilepsy…”
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Challenges to epilepsy management in Rwandan women living with epilepsy by Teuwen, Dirk E., Ndayisenga, Arlène, Garrez, Ieme, Sebera, Fidèle, Mutungirehe, Sylvestre, Umwiringirwa, Josiane, Ndiaye, Mustapha, Umuhoza, Georgette, Boon, Paul A. J. M., Dedeken, Peter

“…Background and purpose In Rwanda, epilepsy prevalence ranges between 29‰ and 49‰. Many women living with epilepsy (WwE) are of childbearing age. Epilepsy…”
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Long-Term Impact of Single Epilepsy Training on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices: Comparison of Trained and Untrained Rwandan Community Health Workers by Dedeken, Peter, Muhumuza, Stephen N., Sebera, Fidele, Umwiringirwa, Josiane, Bitunguhari, Leopold, Tierens, Hans, Teuwen, Dirk E., Boon, Paul A. J. M.

“…Objectives: To close the epilepsy treatment gap and reduce related stigma, eradication of misconceptions is importantIn 2014, Community Health Workers (CHWs)…”
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Corrigendum: Long-Term Impact of Single Epilepsy Training on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices: Comparison of Trained and Untrained Rwandan Community Health Workers by Dedeken, Peter, Muhumuza, Stephen N., Sebera, Fidele, Umwiringirwa, Josiane, Bitunguhari, Leopold, Tierens, Hans, Teuwen, Dirk E., Boon, Paul A. J. M.

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2021.645598.]…”
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Validity, Reliability, and Diagnostic Cut-off of the Kinyarwandan Version of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in Rwanda by Dedeken, Peter, Nickenig Vissoci, Joao Ricardo, Sebera, Fidele, Boon, Paul A. J. M., Rutembesa, Eugene, Teuwen, Dirk E.

“…Introduction : In Rwanda, major depressive disorder affects 11.9% of the population and up to 35% of genocide survivors. Mental health services remain…”
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Focal application of accelerated iTBS results in global changes in graph measures by Klooster, Deborah C. W., Franklin, Suzanne L., Besseling, René M. H., Jansen, Jaap F. A., Caeyenberghs, Karen, Duprat, Romain, Aldenkamp, Albert P., de Louw, Anton J. A., Boon, Paul A. J. M., Baeken, Chris

“…Graph analysis was used to study the effects of accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (aiTBS) on the brain's network topology in…”
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High prevalence of epilepsy in Northern Rwanda: Exploring gender differences by Dedeken, Peter, Sebera, Fidele, Mutungirehe, Sylvestre, Garrez, Ieme, Umwiringirwa, Josiane, Van Steenkiste, Frank, Boon, Paul A. J. M., Teuwen, Dirk E.

“…Introduction In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), the prevalence of lifetime epilepsy varies widely between subregions and is higher in rural compared to urban…”
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Are Epilepsy-Related fMRI Components Dependent on the Presence of Interictal Epileptic Discharges in Scalp EEG? by van Houdt, Petra J., Ossenblok, Pauly P. W., Colon, Albert J., Hermans, Kees H. M., Verdaasdonk, Rudolf M., Boon, Paul A. J. M., de Munck, Jan C.

“…Spatial independent component analysis (ICA) is increasingly being used to extract resting-state networks from fMRI data. Previous studies showed that ICA also…”
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Correction for pulse height variability reduces physiological noise in functional MRI when studying spontaneous brain activity by van Houdt, Petra J., Ossenblok, Pauly P.W., Boon, Paul A.J.M., Leijten, Frans S.S., Velis, Demetrios N., Stam, Cornelis J., de Munck, Jan C.

“…EEG correlated functional MRI (EEG‐fMRI) allows the delineation of the areas corresponding to spontaneous brain activity, such as epileptiform spikes or alpha…”
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investigation of the phase locking index for measuring of interdependency of cortical source signals recorded in the EEG by Sazonov, Andrei V, Ho, Chin Keong, Bergmans, Jan W. M, Arends, Johan B. A. M, Griep, Paul A. M, Verbitskiy, Evgeny A, Cluitmans, Pierre J. M, Boon, Paul A. J. M

“…The phase locking index (PLI) was introduced to quantify in a statistical sense the phase synchronization of two signals. It has been commonly used to process…”
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Factors involved in the long-term prognosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures by Bodde, Nynke M.G, Janssen, August M.A.J, Theuns, Cees, Vanhoutvin, Joseph F.G, Boon, Paul A.J.M, Aldenkamp, Albert P

“…Abstract Introduction Information on the long-term effects of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) is limited. We therefore reassessed 22 patients 4-6…”
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Involvement of fast-spiking cells in ictal sequences during spontaneous seizures in rats with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy by Neumann, Adam R, Raedt, Robrecht, Steenland, Hendrik W, Sprengers, Mathieu, Bzymek, Katarzyna, Navratilova, Zaneta, Mesina, Lilia, Xie, Jeanne, Lapointe, Valerie, Kloosterman, Fabian, Vonck, Kristl, Boon, Paul A J M, Soltesz, Ivan, McNaughton, Bruce L, Luczak, Artur

“…See Lenck-Santini (doi:10.1093/awx205) for a scientific commentary on this article. Epileptic seizures represent altered neuronal network dynamics, but the…”
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Personalizing Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Parameters for Depression Treatment Using Multimodal Neuroimaging by Klooster, Deborah C.W., Ferguson, Michael A., Boon, Paul A.J.M., Baeken, Chris

“…Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a tool that can be used to administer treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders such as major depressive…”
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Lateralized anterior mesiotemporal lobe activation: semirandom functional MR imaging encoding paradigm in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy--initial experience by Deblaere, Karel, Backes, Walter H, Tieleman, Ann, Vandemaele, Pieter, Defreyne, Luc, Vonck, Kristl, Hofman, Paul, Boon, Peter, Vermeulen, Jan, Wilmink, Jan, Aldenkamp, Albert, Boon, Paul A J M, Vingerhoets, Guy, Achten, Eric

“…To prospectively demonstrate anterior mesiotemporal lobe (MTL) activation in healthy volunteers by using a semirandom memory-encoding paradigm and to…”
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Association of depression and epilepsy in Rwanda: A prospective longitudinal study by Sebera, Fidele, Dedeken, Peter, Garrez, Ieme, Umwiringirwa, Josiane, Leers, Tim, Ndacyayisenga, Jean-Pierre, Mutungirehe, Sylvestre, Ndayisenga, Arlene, Niyonzima, Odette, Umuhoza, Georgette, Teuwen, Dirk E., Boon, Paul A.M.J.

“…•In Rwanda, the incidence of moderate to severe depression in persons living with epilepsy is 32.7/1000 patient-years.•In Rwanda, the prevalence of any…”
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Influence of Hypovolemia on the pharmacokinetics and the electroencephalographic effect of propofol in the rat by DE PAEPE, Peter, BELPAIRE, Frans M, ROSSEEL, Marie T, VAN HOEY, Gert, BOON, Paul A, BUYLAERT, Walter A

“…Hypovolemia decreases the dose requirement for anesthetics, but no data are available for propofol. As it is impossible to study this in patients, a rat model…”
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